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Originally Posted by ard (Post 1177399)

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Originally Posted by robinasu (Post 1176632)

As far as I can tell, vehicles either have two types of rear upper shock mounts: short or tall. The air suspension and 3rd row seats vehicles seem to use the short mounts; others tall. The tall mounts accommodate longer shocks, the short, shorter shocks. Disclaimer: I have not bought shocks, yet, so you need to confirm- just trying to give you some background. I would just buy both sets and return the excess to be sure.

This info is correct. Options in the shorter shock are limited -I have only seen stock replacements. I have not researched KYB but if you are considering these sounds like you want OEM spec. Just know that you can swap out the top hats (mounts) for the taller version to be able to run the long. That's what I did for the B8's. Note, I do not have 3rd row and am not sure if the taller mount would interfere.

I bought the B12 kit and top hats last week. Thanks for the confirmation. I was still a little unsure. Also, I bought all the foam parts, except the foam bump stops. Do the B8 shocks come with the bump stops? I have conflicting information, especially for the front B8’s.

In the process, I also ordered the power flex poly bushings for the front suspension.

The B12 kit is on backorder until March. Unhappy face.